Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 780 Gensheng

Around 9:30 p.m., the car drove into Xiaowei's yard.

The big dog climbed out of its little house, lazily stretched, yawned, shook its head, and then strolled over to the cars. Meanwhile, several geese quietly appeared in the corner of the garage, tilting their heads and warily observing the area.

Xiao Wei's father, Uncle Wang, and Zhang Wang, who had been waiting, closed the gate, turned on the lights in the yard, and walked over wearing coats. Xiao Wei and the others had already gotten out of the car and were helping Xia's parents and children down.

Xiao Wei's dad said, "This guardhouse is well-built and useful."

Uncle Wang said, "Xiao Wei said that people will be assigned to work here from now on, such as opening and closing the gate and keeping watch at night."

Xiao Wei rushed over to the two people who came over and said, "Dad, Uncle, let me introduce you. This is Uncle Xia, this is Aunt Xia, Uncle and Aunt Xia, this is my dad, Zhang Qinghai, this is my father-in-law, Wang Jianshe. This is Old Xia's sister and brother-in-law, this is the eldest sister, the eldest sister's husband, and this is the second sister and brother-in-law."

Fanfan woke up and was rubbing her eyes when she said, "I'm Fanfan, Fan Fanfan."

Everyone laughed, and Chen Hui pointed to Dou Dou, who was nestled in her older sister's arms and looking at the group, and said, "This is my older sister's daughter, her name is Dou Dou."

Fanfan said, "DouDou isn't as well-behaved as Fanfan."

DouDou was a little shy, and she defended herself in a low voice: "I'm very well-behaved."

Xiaowei's dad said, "Come inside, come inside, let's talk inside. It's going to rain again tomorrow, and the wind is a bit strong tonight. You must be tired from the long drive, come inside, take a hot shower, have dinner, and then rest. We can talk again tomorrow."

A group of people entered the annex building. Xiao Wei and the other two parked their car in the heated storage room, closed the door, and followed them into the annex building.

Unlike Chen Hui's house, where the annex is just a stairwell, this annex is a large living room with a bathroom, kitchen, and dining room next to it, big enough to fit two tables.

Everyone entered the living room, closed the bedroom door, and sat on the sofa watching TV while waiting. The group of women stood up to greet them, and after introductions and handshakes, they were all acquainted. Xia Maosheng greeted his two older sisters and their families, and Xiaowei's father greeted Xia's father.

Xiaowei's mother, Aunt Wang, Zhang Wang's wife, and Xiaohong were cooking together. Everything was prepared; the steamed and stewed dishes were almost done, and all that was left was to boil them. Xiaowei went to the kitchen to stir-fry the dishes that needed to be cooked.

Once the food was served and the bowls and chopsticks were set out, the entire Xia family had finished preparing and sat down to eat in a lively atmosphere.

Chinese people value dining culture; once everyone sits down to eat and drink together, they become familiar with each other and consider themselves family.

Silent all night.

The next morning, Xiaowei and Xia Maosheng got up to make breakfast. The factory was closed for the holiday, and the canteen was also closed, so they had to make it themselves.

Just as the porridge was cooking, Xiaowei's mom, Aunt Wang, Xia's mom, Xia Yu, Xia Hetian, Xiaoyu, and Xiaowei's sister-in-law all got up, tidied up, and came downstairs. They are all hardworking people who know how to manage a household.

Suddenly, Xiaowei and Xia Maosheng were left with nothing to do and were kicked out. A group of women were talking and working at the same time. There were seven or eight families, and breakfast for dozens of people was not a small amount.

"It's so lively! It's been years since we've had such a lively atmosphere. This is what life is all about." Xia's mother said with some emotion. This generation all came from the era of communal canteens, and they have particularly deep memories and feelings for that era.

So the old ladies started reminiscing. Xia Maosheng's older sister and Xiaowei's sister-in-law were older and had some memories of what happened back then, so they could chime in. The group chatted happily.

Xiao Wei and Xia Maosheng were sitting on the sofa in the living room smoking. Xiao Wei asked, "When do you get your holiday? How many days off?"

Xia Maosheng said, "I don't know. Maybe tomorrow or the day after. I might be able to go back to work on the 8th or 9th of the lunar month. I'm not sure about myself. If Xiaohui gives birth, I plan to take a few more days off. It's maternity leave, you know. Hehe."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "If you give birth, you can rest for a few days and stay home with her more."

After breakfast was ready, Xiaowei and Xia Maosheng got Xiaohong and Geng Hui up. Everyone ate in the annex restaurant. Comrade Chen Xiaohui immediately spotted Fanfan and Doudou, reaching out her fair little hands and babbling loudly for the baby, which made everyone laugh.

After dinner, everyone sat down in the living room to chat. Since it was a holiday, no one had anything to do. The group of women were a bit more comfortable, but Xiao Wei and Chen Hui were a little uncomfortable and felt awkward. So they called over their older brothers, Zhang Jun and Zhang Wang, to play cards. The group of women planned to go for a walk in the yard and feed the chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs.

As soon as the playing cards were brought out, before the group of women even reached the gate, Geng Hui clutched her stomach and cried out in pain.

Why play cards or wander around the yard? Xiaowei's mom and Aunt Wang ran upstairs to get things, while Xiaowei and Chen Hui rushed out to get the cars. Taking advantage of their prior preparation, they quickly got everything ready and the four cars headed straight for the hospital.

The soldier muttered to himself in the car, "I said I wanted to sleep in a little longer, but they had to wake me up. What's the point of waking me up? What good am I to the hospital?"

As Zhang Jun drove, he reached out and patted Xiao Bing on the head: "You're still not happy? What's the point of sleeping so much every day? Do you want to turn into a little pig?"

Upon arriving at the hospital, arrangements had already been made, and a group of nurses quickly escorted Geng Hui into the delivery room, with two on-duty doctors following behind.

Everyone waited in the corridor. Xiao Wei and Chen Hui accompanied Xia Maosheng. At this moment, Xia Maosheng started to get nervous and started sweating. Xiao Wei laughed, remembering what Chen Hui had done back then.

Aunt Wang chatted with Xiaowei's mother and Xia's mother, saying with a smile, "This is quite a family member. He didn't come early or late. When his grandparents and aunt arrived, he got anxious, but he didn't make a fuss. He even let Xiaohui have a proper breakfast. He's a sensible person."

Xia's father asked Xia Maosheng, "Has a name been chosen yet?"

Xiao Wei's dad said, "The name has been chosen. Xiao Hui's dad named it. You're really something, having a deputy provincial governor name your grandson. This child is definitely going to be blessed."

Xia's father glanced at Chen Hui: "Xiao Hui's family works in the provincial capital, right?"

Xiaowei's dad said, "Yes, the director of the power bureau is so approachable. He and his wife are such nice people. You'll see when you meet them. Xiaohui's personality and temperament are just like his parents'."

Xia Maosheng said, "Dad, can you give me a nickname? My formal name is Xia Heng, with the character '行' (xing) on ​​the '王' (wang) radical and the character '走行' (zouxing) on ​​the '行' (xing) radical."

Xia's father said, "Why bother with a special nickname? Just call him whatever sounds good to you. What should we call him? It's almost the end of the year, the New Year is in two days. We should call him Gensheng, the one born at the end of the year. This child, just two more days and it will be his biggest birthday."

Xia Maosheng said, "This name sounds so nostalgic."

Xiao Wei said, "It's good. Gensheng is easy to call him when he grows up, unlike some people who don't dare to mention their nicknames to others."

Chen Hui laughed heartily. Xia Maosheng had the same nickname as his wife, which was a wonderful surprise.

Two hours later, with a clear cry, Comrade Xia Heng, Xia Gensheng, came into this world.

(End of this chapter)